Sharing    by Miracle Jones
Price: Free! 93530 words. Language: English. Published on November 8, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Visionary & metaphysical.
(5.00 from 12 reviews)
After being abducted from a home for at-risk youth in the middle of the night by a twisted, murderous creature called an Indrik, a young girl named Charlotte with a talent for survival is taken (along with five other children) to an empty desert where it never becomes night and all the sand flows like water into a bottomless hole in the ground. First book of "The Fold." Followed by "Shifting."

The Silver Lining    by Janet Nitsick
Price: Free! 1280 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 5 reviews)
This story received 10th place in the 79th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the mainstream/literary short story category. It is a bitter-sweet story of an elderly woman who remembers one afternoon with her daughter. People who enjoy Hans Christian Anderson's work, such as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier and "The Little Match Girl," will love this touching story.

The Birthday    by Ingrid Christensen
Price: Free! 4700 words. Language: English. Published on March 28, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
Harriet is in denial over her daughter turning sixteen. She does everything to avoid accepting the day finally arriving - including unwittingly casting a spell. Realising her mistake and in desperation she tries to fix what is no longer in her hands.

The Arts    by Albion Burridge
Price: Free! 53670 words. Language: English. Published on June 1, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
In an uninhibited, candid style reminiscent of Bukowski, Albion Burridge's debut novel takes a cynical and often humorous look at the role of the modern day University student. Balancing somewhere between nihilism and realism, Burridge's un-self-assured self traverses the educational minefield with ease, finding self-abusive pleasures in alcohol, drugs, and women.

Behold, the Warrior's Pride    by Mark Jacobs
Price: Free! 1830 words. Language: English. Published on February 5, 2011. Fiction » Literature » War.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
The king’s most loyal warrior has mercifully survived thirty-six years of brutal service. To reward him for his unyielding dedication, the grateful monarch grants him permanent leave, a parcel of farmland and prized livestock. Freed from his duties, he struggles within his own troubled soul to allow himself final peace. A Flash fiction (1000 word) short story.

The Line That Deserted Him    by Angus Brownfield
Price: Free! 2330 words. Language: English. Published on June 4, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
In a bar, a clever sot is observed conning a naïve fellow patron for drinks and money.

Guest Ranch    by Don Hoglund
Price: Free! 3480 words. Language: English. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Western.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Guest Ranch is a short story about a couple visiting a Guest Ranch. They meet a trail guide who is also a storyteller who tells them a tale of the Old West. The husband is in a bad mood over a traffic fine and he is slow to become receptive.

The Tent    by Michael C. Boxall
Price: Free! 1990 words. Language: English. Published on December 2, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
A young photographer gets a glimpse of an unfamiliar world. 1900 words

Cold Coffee    by Bert Brun
Price: Free! 69550 words. Language: English. Published on October 18, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Norwegian immigrants Eric and "Bus Andersen go through the booming 1920s in California, then lose everything in 1929 and wind up on the dole in Brooklyn New York. Eric splits for far-off war work and Bus strikes out on her own.

Of Men and Mountains    by Robert F Thompson (RyFT)
Price: Free! 7510 words. Language: English. Published by Tricorner Publishing on April 5, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Jordan wants to be a professional mountain climber—have an agent, be sponsored, maybe even get on the New York Times best climber’s list. But from where he is, the top seems a long way off. After many falls he’s all but ready to give up until he meets a mentor who, if she doesn’t kill him, just might help him see there’s more than one way to reach the clouds